Bangladesh; Colombia; Ivory Coast; Egypt; Ethiopia; Georgia; Ghana; Jamaica; Malaysia; Nigeria; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Tunisia; Ukraine; Vietnam
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence – Global UNESCO Cooperation
Supporting Member States in the Implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence through Innovative Tools – Mid-term Evaluation
The project aimed to promote responsible, inclusive, and transparent use of AI by strengthening institutional and technical capacities, raising stakeholder awareness, and developing policies and practices aligned with ethical principles, while fostering international cooperation so that AI serves the common good and respects human rights. Main activities included designing and disseminating AI governance tools and mechanisms, delivering capacity-building and advisory support to public authorities and institutions across regions, and facilitating knowledge sharing and cooperation among participating countries on ethical AI in sectors including education, governance and development.
Learning Avenue's Role
Learning Avenue conducted the mid-term evaluation, assessing how the project’s tools, capacity-building, and cooperation mechanisms strengthened cross-country implementation of the AI Recommendation, institutional capacities, and the integration of human rights and inclusion into AI-related international cooperation programmes.
Donors / Implementation Partners
UNESCO; national governments and stakeholder institutions in 18 participating countries
Keywords
AI ethics; multi-country cooperation; capacity building; human rights; digital transformation